Year per 1,000 live births 1966 163.7 1967 146.7 1968 146.5 1969 146.3 1970 146.1 1971 146 1972 145.6 1973 145.6 1974 145.5 1975 145.3 1976 145.1 1977 144.9 1978 144.3 1979 143.5 1980 142.4 1981 140.9 1982 139 1983 136.8 1984 134.3 1985 131.8 1986 129.6 1987 127.4 1988 125.2 1989 122.9 1990 120.5 1991 117.7 1992 114.8 1993 111.5 1994 108.1 1995 104.6 1996 101 1997 97.5 1998 94.1 1999 90.8 2000 87.4 2001 84 2002 80.5 2003 77 2004 73.4 2005 69.8 2006 66.4 2007 63.1 2008 60.1 2009 57.2 2010 54.6 2011 52.1 2012 49.7 2013 47.5 2014 45.5 2015 43.6 2016 41.8 2017 40.1 2018 38.6 2019 37.3 2020 36.1 2021 35 2022 33.9